a good laptop

alright.
1) I need a laptop
2) my price limit need to keep as close to $2000
3) these things are important
a) High quality
b) excenellent performance
c) best "bang" for the buck
d) will be able to still be useful for a few years and not be too far behind tech wise.. (dual core)
4) major uses- email, web surfing, watching dvds, MS office, and basically only these games- World of warcraft, Medieval Total war, Warhammer mark of chaos, age of empires 3. Im not intrested in any PC games beyond those (except perhaps COD4)
5) assume it has to windows vista.

so of all the various laptp dealers and models

which brand- and model would yall suggest? (example dell vosotro, asus ferrari, etc.)

 

How about this... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220216

You can pm me to send me what you saved off the 2k...

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2 G's can get ya a MacBook pro :major

 

He said best bang for his buck.

 

Fred's link above is a REALLY nice PC, and the OP would save about $400 too....

 

That is a sweet machine. I like my Toshibia Satellite A205 series (bought 8 months ago) but Freds link is much cheaper, faster and has better graphics. Newegg is the first place I start for research and reviews.

 

ill start doing that(reading newegg reveiws) - I have loads of time on my hands..

I am also considering a macbook pro too.

thanks for the asus recomendation

 

You might be able to qualify for education discount, are you student/teacher or work at school?

The newest models have just been released, so might see some deals pop up on the older models

If you do buy Macbook & want more ram it's cheaper to buy elsewhere at newegg several 2x2gb for $77 :major



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I like flirting with certain doom.

 

yes- I do qualify for the college student discount.

since i dont need one in 10 minutes. what is probably gonna happen is that im just gonna save some more over the summer and buy a really nice laptop to last me for a few years.

 

K, let me put this in perspective for you.

You can do this cheaper than what I have configured, but is merely to prove a point.

Which is the best bang for your buck? You tell me.

1999.00 MacBook Pro (1800 with edu discount)

2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
200GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm
SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
2GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM - 2x1GB
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT with 256MB





Dell XPS M1530 @1869.00
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T9300 (2.5GHz/800Mhz FSB, 6MB Cache)
High Resolution glossy widescreen 15.4 inch LCD(1680x1050) & 2MP Camera
4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz (2 Dimms)
Size: 250GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT
Dell Wireless 1505 Wireless-N Mini-card
Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Internal (2.0+Enhanced Data Rate)
Finger Print Reader XPS M1530


This can be had much cheaper than what I configured, especially if you DIY and buy ram elsewhere.

Lets see. For pretty much the same price, lets see them compared.

CPU. Dell wins by a huge margin.
Memory: Dell has twice the ram.
Hard disk: Dell has a larger hard disk.
Fingerprint scanner: Dell has one.
Display: Dell is higher resolution.
Dell was also configured with BTH and Wireless-N to match Mac support.

Whatever floats your boat, and Dell is far from the least expensive, but do realize that Apple does not offer a very good deal for their hardware vs. others, unless, as I have always maintained, they do something specifically that meets your needs. You had mentioned before you like your power, and you like your games. The CPU and hard disk are going to be the most trouble to upgrade later. You could go less ram, and get a bigger hard drive, or faster CPU, for instance, and buy your ram from somewhere else. If you are in need of the Apple "experience", then your only answer is a Mac.